VAN GOGH Vincent, 1853-1890, (mental disorder)(epilepsy),
Celebrated artist who had bipolar depression. Post-impressionist did not receive recognition for his genius until after his death.
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VEECK Bill, 1914-1986, (amputee),
Owned the Milwaukee Brewers. Bill lost his right leg in War II. He also owned the Cleveland Indians after the war. In 1948 he was the first American League owner to hire black players to play in the major league when he signed Larry Doby and Satchel Paige. He sold the Indians in 1949 when he bought the St. Louis Browns. In 1959 he brought the Chicago White Sox. He retired from baseball in 1981. Bill was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991 five years after his death.
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VERNE Jules, 1828-1905, (learning disability),
French novelist who wrote some of the first science fiction stories. He forecast the invention of air planes, submarines, television, guided missiles, and space satellites and he predicted their uses accurately. He wrote Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea 1870.
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VON BRAUN Werner, 1912-1977, (learning disability),
He regularly failed his high school math examinations, but was often caught day-dreaming (due to his attention deficit disorder) of one day flying to other planets. Led development of V-2 missiles for Germany during World War II, directed post World War II rocket research in United States.
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